Farm-gate



(No Model.)

J. o. a L. MBRMLL.

FARM GATE.

Patented July 1.18901.

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JOHN C. MERRILL AND LUTHER MERRILL, OF VESTPI-IALIA, KANSAS.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,275, dated July 1, 1890.

Application filed February 12, 1890. Serial No. 340,204. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that We, JOHN C. MERRILL and LUTHER MERRILL, residing at Westphalia, in theV county of Anderson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Iniproveinents in Iiarin-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of faringatesknown as balanced sliding7 and swinging7 gates; and it has for its object to provide such a gate which will be simple in construction, cheap as to cost, and easy to 1nanipulate.

'lo this end our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and peculiar combinations of parts, all of which will hereinafter be fully described in the annexed specification, and particularly pointed outin the claims, reference being had to the accomn ying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective View of our in1- proved gate. Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating the latch mechanism. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the gate, taken on the line 3 3, Fig. l; and Figs. 4 and 5 are horizontal sections on lines 4 4 5 5, Fig. 3.

The gate A consists of a series of horizontal rails a a, connected by the vertical end bars D D and the central metal strap K, the upper end of which is extended and bent into a loop-bearing 7e', in which is journaled a roller 2, for a purpose presently described.

H denotes the central or supporting post, upon the lower end of which is secured a pivoted keeper 7L, adapted to be swung horizontally, said keeper being preferably connected to the post ll, in a manner inost clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, by reference to which it will be seen that we provide a l:- shaped piece, the ends h 7L of which are iitted on the vertical extensions c c of bolts C C, passed diagonally 'through the post H.

G denotes a guide-bar arranged to support and guide the front end of the gate, said bar having a roller 3 journaled in the lower end thereof, upon which the lower edge of the lower rail a of the gate rcsts,.said rail being also supported in the keeper 7L, as shown.

The upper end of the gate is supported upon 4the tilting bar B,whieh is fulcruined at b. in a socket-plate F, held to the upper end of the horizontally in the outer end of a bracket J, y

which consists of an end portion j, bent upon itself and formed with a lip j', and an extension or bolt portion j2, screw-threaded at its outer end, said bolt portion adapted to be passed through a diagonally-disposed horizontal aperture 2O in the post H, and held in place by means of the nut 30, which, when turned home, will bring the lip j to bear against the front face of the post and serve to hold said bracket steady.

E denotes a rock-bolt j ournaled in the front. end bar D, one end of which projects outside of said bar, being squared to receive anysuitable key or handle, whereby said bolt niay bo readily operated, said bolt being provided with a forward-'projecting lip c.

L denotes the latch-post, in which is pivoted the gravity latch-bar M, the front end of which is formed with a finger m, having a beveled face adapted, when the gate is closed, to rise up over the bolt E and lock said gate in position, said latch being lifted by means of the wing e, engaging the saine when the bolt E is rocked to unlock.

I denotes a brace-rod pivotally secured at its rear end to the post H, its forward end being connected to the bar G, serving to brace and hold the saine in its proper position.

The gate A, which is supported upon the rollers 1 2 3 and the keeper 7L when in. its closed position, engages the latch M and is held in a locked position, the bar G being at this time supported on a suitable block N, as shown, serving to hold the gate in a true horizontal position.

Vhen it is desired to open the gate, the rock-bar E is turned, its lip or wing c disengaging the latch-bar M. Then by depressing the end of the bar B the gate will slide back on the rollers l, 2, and 3`(the rollers l 2 being supported on the upper face of the bar IOO B) to a position shown in Fig. l of the drawings, such position being the half-open one. Now by grasping` the handle b the gate, with the bar G, can be bodily turned quarter-way around to a position at right angles to its normal one, thus leaving the entire gateway open. To close the gate, the same is swung back into position, the bar G to rest upon the block N. Then by raising the end of the bar B slightly the gate will slide on its rollers to a closed position, its bolt E engaging the latch M in its movement and becoming locked therewith.

By arranging the keeper 7L as described it will be seen that the same can be readily fitted inposition after the gate has been put in position by slightly raising the gate, so as to permit the keeper being' slipped over the lower rail and onto its pivotal supports, the weight of the gate serving to hold said keeper from accidental displacement att-er it is put in position.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The Combination, with the supportingpost H. provided with a horizontally-swinging socket F, the tilting bar B, fulcrumed in said socket, and the guide-bar G, pivotally connected at its upper end tothe bar B, having a swinging connection at its lower end with the post H, and having a roller 3 journaled thereon, of the gate A, operating between the parts of said bar G and supported at its forward end on the roller 3, said gate provided with upwardly-extending bearings carrying rollers l 2, adapted to engage the upper face of the bar B, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the post Il, the

socket F, the tilting bar B, fulerumed therein, the guide-bar G, connected t-o the bar B, the brace I, the roller 3, and the horizontallyswinging keeper h, of the gate A, supported at its lower end on the roller 3, and the keeper 7L and the rollers l 2, secured to the gate and engaging the upper face of the bar B, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the post H, the gate A, the supporting-rollers 1 2, the guide G, and the roller 3, journaled in the lower end thereof and adapted to support the lower front end of the gate, of the bracket J, having a lip portion j, and a bolt portion j?, adapted to pass through the post H and held therein, the socket F, pivotally held on the outer end of the bracket, and the bar B, pivotally supported in the socket F and adapted to form the upper support for the gate, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

et. The hereinafter-described improvements in gates, consist-i ng of the post H, the keeper 7L, guide-bar G, the supporting-block N, the roller 3, the gate A, supported at its lower end on said roller 3 and the keeper h, the bracket or support F J, the tilting bar B, fulcrumed in said support, the rollers 2 3, secured to the gate and adapted to engage the upper face oi the bar B, the rocking bar E, with wing e, the latch-post L, and the gravitylatch M, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN C. MERRILL. LUTHER MERRILL.

Witnesses:

AUGUSTUS A. WELSH, PETER ENDREs. 

